Patrick Flanagan

Patrick FlanaganPatrick Flanagan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John’s University, New York. His main research interest lies in the intersection of information technology ethics and Catholic moral theology. He co-authored Good Business: Catholic Social Teaching at Work in the Marketplace (Anselm Academic, 2014) which applies the themes of Roman Catholic Social Teaching to the corporate world. He has published in the Journal of Moral Theology, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Religious and Theological Information, and Chicago Studies. In addition to serving as an editor for the Journal of Religion and Business Ethics, he serves as lead editor for a special annual edition of the Journal of Business Ethics in conjunction with the International Vincentian Conference Promoting Business Ethics. An active member of academic organizations, Flanagan has presented at annual meetings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, the Society of Christian Ethics (where he serves as Treasurer), and the aforementioned IVCPBE. Presently, he is working on a book project on virtuous navigation of the Web vis-à-vis the seven deadly sins.

Publications

Digital Equity: Responding to the Reality of the Digital Divide
Digital Equity: Responding to the Reality of the Digital Divide
Patrick Flanagan. © 2022. 10 pages.
This chapter discusses digital equity through the lens of the digital divide. While the digital divide is as old as information communication technology itself (ICT), the...
Cybersex Trafficking: The Insidious Side of the Internet
Cybersex Trafficking: The Insidious Side of the Internet
Patrick Flanagan. © 2022. 11 pages.
Cybersex trafficking is a complex harrowing global reality. Where human trafficking for sex was previously restricted to physical contact, human trafficking has become...
Digital Divide
Digital Divide
Patrick Flanagan. © 2019. 12 pages.
Since 1991, when the world wide web (WWW) was first made available to the public, it has revolutionized the way the global community engages each other economically, politically...
Digital Divide
Digital Divide
Patrick Flanagan. © 2018. 10 pages.
Since 1991 when the World Wide Web (WWW) was first made available to the public, it has revolutionized the ways the global community engages each other economically, politically...